Anne Carney | |
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Member of the Maine Senate from the 29th district | |
Assumed office December 2, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rebecca Millett |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
In office December 2018 – December 2, 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Millett |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David Wennberg |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Alma mater | Haverford College (B.A.) Harvard University (M.T.S) U. of Maine School of Law (J.D.) |
Profession | Attorney |
Website | https://www.anneformaine.com/ |
Anne Carney is an American Democratic politician and attorney from Maine. She currently serves in the Maine Senate representing District 29, which consists of Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, and part of Scarborough. Carney was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Haverford College where she received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). She completed a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S) from Harvard University in 1987 and moved to Maine in 1988. Carney completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Maine School of Law in 1990 and practiced employment, civil rights and municipal law for 16 years. She was a pro bono In-House Volunteer Attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance for eight years before running for Maine House of Representatives District 30 in 2018. In 2020, Carney was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.